Houston Christian University Head Coach
Ryan Pratt announced his fifth signing for the 2025 class on Wednesday with the addition of goalkeeper Angel Jaimes.
A 6'0 keeper from Houston, Jaimes has been with Houston Dynamo Academy and Texas Connections Academy.
PRATT ON JAIMES:
"Angel is a promising and talented goalkeeper. He is a good shot stopper, quick off his line and has good feet/distribution as well which will fit in to our build style of playl. He is a tremendous person and will fit our culture very well with his high character and great competitiveness!"
Jaimes becomes the second Houston native in the class and will begin with the Huskies in the Fall. He joins four previous transfers, all of whom will be on campus for the upcoming Spring semester.
Marcos Moore – Forward / St. Louis University
Kacy Parrish – Midfielder / Lake Erie College
Jace Starling – Forward / Paris Junior College
Nico Kross – Defender / East Tennessee State University
HCU ended its second season in the Ohio Valley Conference with an 8-7-5 overall mark and 5-2-3 ledger in league play. Seven players earned postseason honors for the Huskies, including outgoing seniors
Sam Zeeman, who was chosen OVC Defensive Player of the Year and named to the United Soccer Coaches All-Region team, and
Ethan Giwa-McNeil.
Ryan Okerayi and
D'Alessandro Herrera were each named to the All-Conference team for the second straight year, while goalkeeper
Alex Aitken earned All-Conference honors for the first time.
The Huskies finished ahead of Liberty, UIW and Western Illinois in their four-team pod and earn a first-round bye in the conference tournament where they handled Lindenwood in the semifinals 2-0 before falling in a heartbreaking 3-2 double-overtime loss to two-time defending champ SIUE in the title match.
The third-place finish in the league overall came one season after not qualifying for the tournament in the OVC's first season. HCU's eight wins overall were the most since 2015 team won nine matches, and also the first winning record in a season since that 2015 club. The five conference victories were the most since going 5-6 in the WAC during the 2019 season.
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